Visit the Flower Art Museum in Aalsmeer
The Flower Art Museum in Aalsmeer is the world’s first museum that is entirely dedicated to contemporary art inspired by flowers and plants. Every three months…
International Community Events March 2020
“Maart roert zijn staart”, we say in the Netherlands, so we’ll have many indoor events as our popular Monthly Drink, Dutch Language Café and even 2…
Amstelveen is still popular with international companies
Five international companies settled in Amstelveen last year. As a result, 53 new jobs were created. Two foreign companies that are already here, have increased the…
Shelf filler finds dangerous spider in a box of bananas from Costa Rica
A Lidl shelf filler has made a special discovery. While unpacking a box of bananas, he came face to face with a poisonous “huntsman spider“. The…
Shop in the city centre of Hoofddorp target of a burglary
The shop “Foot Locker” in the city centre of Hoofddorp was in the night from Thursday to Friday target of a burglary. The offenders are on…
New foot bridge for Hoofddorp Tudorpark
The fast-growing new development district Hoofddorp Turdorpark has a pedestrian and bicycle bridge. This connects the western side of the neighborhood with the cycle path of…
Bystanders chase and catch street robber in Hoofddorp
Bystanders in Hoofddorp chased and caught a man who had robbed a woman of her wallet. The street robbery happened on February the 14th afternoon on…
Dismissal for police chief Haarlemmermeer for misbehavior
The 51-year-old police team leader in the Haarlemmermeer is fired for “cross-border behavior”. The NRC reports this. The man was discredited in September 2019 by reports…
Man (19) is killed in accident in Nieuw-Vennep
In Nieuw-Vennep this morning a 19-year-old from Amsterdam died in a unilateral accident. The police are currently investigating.
Flowers for families who are struggling financially
Part of the flowers that remain after the auction at FloraHolland now goes to families who can use a little extra. These are flowers that would…
“More affordable homes coming in Haarlemmermeer”
HAARLEMMERMEER municipality, the Eigen Haard housing association and the tenants’ federation Alert have expressed the intention in the so-called ‘prestatieafspraken’ (performance agreements) to build affordable…
8 firework-free zones in the Haarlemmermeer region
There are eight locations in Haarlemmermeer region where residents are not allowed to discharge fireworks. This concerns the children’s farms of Hoofddorp, Nieuw-Vennep and Badhoevedorp,…